I thought Raul took the defeat with his usual dignity admitting that they had been beaten by a better team.
Raul was a great player who I thought was as good as any striker in the world for a time a few years ago. He would certainly have filled the famous no. 7 shirt of Liverpool in his pomp. I think he is playing too far up field at his age, maybe if he had dropped back later in his career as Kenny did, he would have done better over the last few years. Top player in his time though, I remember him scoring a couple against the mancs and Fergie saying he was the best player in the world.
Raul always seemed to have a little more time than other players, a bit like Rushie. Never seemed hurried or worried that the ball would end up anywhere but the back of the net.